Paolo Renier

Paolo Renier (21 November 1720-13 February 1789) was the Doge of Venice from 1779 to 1789, the penultimate ruler. Renier originally served as the Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire, before he was elected as Doge in 1779. He was the subject of menacing letters, as he was unpopular. Ludovico Manin succeeded him in 1789.